Copyright Policy

Copyright Policy

Journal of Innovative Teaching Strategies in Primary Education (JITSPE)

 

The Journal of Innovative Teaching Strategies in Primary Education (JITSPE) applies this copyright policy to clarify the rights of authors, readers, users, and the publisher in relation to all articles published by the journal.

This policy supports open academic dissemination while protecting the integrity of published scholarly work in the field of primary education, including innovative teaching strategies, classroom pedagogy, educational technology, learning media, curriculum implementation, assessment, inclusive education, literacy, numeracy, classroom management, and teacher professional development.

1.      Copyright Ownership

Authors retain the copyright of manuscripts submitted to and published in JITSPE.

Upon acceptance and publication, authors grant JITSPE the non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, distribute, archive, index, and make the article publicly available in print, digital, repository, and other scholarly communication platforms.

This non-exclusive publishing right allows JITSPE to disseminate published articles while preserving the authors’ ownership of their work.

 

2.      Licensing Terms

All articles published in JITSPE are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), unless otherwise stated on the article page.

Under this license, readers and users may copy and redistribute the published article in any medium or format, provided that the article is shared for non-commercial purposes, remains unchanged, and is properly attributed to the author(s) and JITSPE as the publisher.

Users may not modify, transform, translate, adapt, remix, or build upon the published material without prior written permission from the copyright holder and the journal, where applicable.

Users may not use the published material for commercial purposes without prior written permission.

 

3.      Author Rights

Authors may use their published article for teaching, academic presentations, research dissemination, institutional reporting, and non-commercial scholarly communication.

Authors may include the published article in a thesis, dissertation, academic portfolio, institutional repository, or personal academic profile, provided that proper citation and attribution to JITSPE are included.

Authors may share the published version of record for non-commercial purposes, provided that the article is not altered and the original source is properly cited.

 

4.      Rights of Readers and Users

Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, and share JITSPE articles for lawful non-commercial purposes, provided that the article is not modified and appropriate credit is given to the author(s), article title, journal name, publisher, volume, issue, page or article number, DOI or URL when available, and license information.

Any reuse must preserve the integrity of the published article and must not misrepresent the authors’ work, research findings, or editorial position of the journal.

 

5.      Third-Party Materials and Permissions

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to use copyrighted third-party materials included in their manuscripts, including but not limited to figures, tables, photographs, diagrams, classroom materials, learning media, assessment instruments, student work, and datasets.

Authors must clearly acknowledge the source of third-party materials and provide permission documentation when required.

If permission cannot be obtained, authors must remove or replace the material before publication.

 

6.      Human Participant Materials

For manuscripts involving students, teachers, school leaders, classrooms, or school communities, authors must ensure that any identifiable information, photographs, learning products, or classroom documentation are used with appropriate consent and ethical clearance when required.

Materials involving minors must be handled with particular care to protect privacy, confidentiality, and participant welfare.

 

7.      Commercial Use, Translation, and Adaptation Requests

Requests for commercial use, republication, translation, adaptation, derivative works, or redistribution beyond the terms of the stated license must be submitted to the editorial office of JITSPE.

Approval may require written permission from the author(s), the journal, and/or relevant rights holders, depending on the nature of the requested reuse.

 

8.      Copyright Statement for Published Articles

Each published article should include a copyright and license statement. The recommended statement is:

© [Year] The Author(s). Published by the Journal of Innovative Teaching Strategies in Primary Education (JITSPE). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

 

9.      Repository and Archiving Rights

JITSPE allows authors and authorized indexing or archiving services to deposit and preserve published articles in institutional repositories, academic databases, indexing platforms, and digital preservation systems for non-commercial scholarly access.

Deposited versions must acknowledge the original publication in JITSPE and include complete bibliographic information and license details.

 

10.  Policy Updates

JITSPE may update this copyright policy to maintain consistency with open access practices, publication ethics, indexing requirements, and applicable legal standards.

Policy changes will apply to future publications and will not retroactively change the licensing terms of previously published articles unless required by law or agreed upon by the relevant rights holders.